Internationalisation is a current buzzword in in higher education institutes. But it involves more than just recruiting more international students to an institute. A holistic approach to internationalisation is recommended ...

Though brushes are no longer used on the hands and forearms during the surgical scrub, they are still widely used on the nails. The aim of this study was to determine if nail picks and nail brushes are effective in providing ...

The BSc Biomedical Science (BMS) programme at De Montfort University (DMU, Leicester, UK) is accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Science (IBMS). Students enrolled within this programme acquire highly sought after ...

This study evaluated whether a participatory action research intervention with nursing staff on acute
care older people National Health Service wards in the United Kingdom was effective for increasing
work engagement. ...

The death of an offspring is described as the most traumatic of losses when the death is 'sudden and unexpected', and is one which can affect family equilibrium. Borrowing from Timmermans' (1994) autobiographical ethnography ...

Intravenously injected nanopharmaceuticals induce adverse cardiopulmonary reactions in sensitive human subjects and these reactions are reproducible in pigs. The underlying mechanisms are poorly understood, but a role for ...

Bystander effects are indirect consequences of radiation and many other stress factors. They occur in cells that are not directly exposed to these factors, but receive signals from affected cells either by gap junctions ...

The existence of assessment tools such as LARSP has facilitated clinical language profiling, leading to better informed intervention plans in the West. However, in the East, by and large, the development of such assessment ...

Atomic force microscopy has been used to study the surface properties of model
spray dried powders. Phase imaging, nanoindentation and force modulation
microscopy have differentiated between the different surface material ...

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and intellectual disabilities (IDs) are more vulnerable to experiencing anxiety disorders. Parental involvement in intervention is crucial for successful management of the ...